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Take out Selecting Evidence worksheet
Re-read!• Page 2 of A Long Walk to Water
• Why do you think there is so much talk about cattle in the novel?
• How is that important in terms of understanding Salva’s experience?
A Long Walk to WaterLearning Objectives
I can select evidence from the article “Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War” to support analysis of the perspectives of the Nuer and Dinka tribes of Southern Sudan.
I can annotate text to help me track ideas.
I can use context clues to determine word meaning.
A Long Walk to WaterApply What You Learned
Think-Pair-Share
• After re-reading page # 2…
• Why is cattle mentioned so much?
• How is it important to understanding Salva?
• How did you know this?
A Long Walk to WaterBackground Knowledge
“Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War”
Selecting Evidence organizer
• Today we’ll write about your understanding
of the Nuer and Dinka tribes
Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question
What impact did the use of guns have on the conflict between the Dinka and the Nuer tribes?
A = Answer the question (reword)
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Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question
Keep going…
C = Cite evidence
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Writing : ACE!Selecting Evidence Question
Finish it up…
E = Explain why this quote answers the question (infer)
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A Long Walk to WaterBackground Knowledge
“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”
Excerpt # 1
• Read along as I read
• Highlight words in bold
• Try to guess at words using context clues
A Long Walk to WaterVocabulary
Have you figured it out?Try it with a partner!
• ululating=
• compound=
• dowry=
• primarily=
A Long Walk to WaterBackground Knowledge
“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”
Excerpt # 1
• Read along as I read again
• Pause = write the gist next to each
paragraph
A Long Walk to WaterThe Gist!
“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 1
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 2
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 3
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 4
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 5
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 6
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 7
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Paragraph # 8
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Summary
What is the main idea of this excerpt (pgh 1-8)?
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“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps”Summary
What is the main idea of this excerpt (pgh 1-8)?
The Dinka use cattle as dowry to celebrate weddings, but since the Dinka have no land and have no cattle because of the war, they can only make promises to give cattle in the future.
A Long Walk to WaterBackground Knowledge
Exit Ticket!Tell us what you think!
• What is one thing in “Things Close Readers
Do” that helps me the most when I read to
gather and select evidence?
• Why?
Difficult Texts!What can we do?
Things Close Readers Do• Get the gist of what a text is about• Know how YOU deal with emotional text• Talk about what they read!!• Use the text to answer questions• Re-read • Make notes (annotate) as they read• Focus on key vocabulary• Use notes on quizzes!
A Long Walk to WaterHomework
“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle…”
• Re-read the Excerpt 1
• Move on and try reading Excerpt # 2 on your own• Try to figure out the bold words